Lakers will debate overhaul after playoff exit

May 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The Lakers were eliminated in the second round for the second straight year Monday night with a five-game loss to the Thunder. Although the Lakers had a solid season despite getting no real training camp to make the enormous switch from coaches Phil

OKLuschen and I will be doing a live Spreecast concerning tonight's upcoming matchup! We'll answer questions and criticisms live, so feel free to just watch or jump in and ask something!

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant celebrates during a timeout in the fourth quarter of Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Oklahoma City won, 106-90, to take the series, 4-1. Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant celebrates during a timeout in the fourth quarter of Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Oklahoma City won, 106-90, to take the series, 4-1. Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points

The Lakers can't fight each other and the OKC Thunder and have a chance in Game 5 of the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs.

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OKC Thunder Roar Past Lakers, Celtics Lead 76ers

May 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment

There were no reported incidents when the Thunder advanced to the Western Conference Finals a year ago; OKC won a Game 7 at home to get there in 2011. The reported site of the shooting is just a five-minute walk from

by Jeffrey Morton on May 22, 2012 10:39 AM MDT in Extras The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers last night, completing a 4-1 series victory and earning them the right to play the red-hot San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals

The Oklahoma City Council meets Tuesday to consider the fiscal year 2013 budget for the city public works department. The council is set to vote on the budget next month. BY MICHAEL KIMBALL | Published: May 22, 2012 Leave a comment The part of the

An Oklahoma City apparel company says it has pulled a controversial t-shirt thanking Seattle from its website after reportedly receiving death threats from angry SuperSonics fans. The shirt features an image similar to the

Below is a running diary of L.A.'s Monday evening Game 5 2nd Round playoff game at Oklahoma City, with some comments drawn from our @LakersReporter Twitter account, and a few more details in case you missed any of

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Celtics Surge to Grab Hold of Second Half and Series

May 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment

It's tough enough to go through your first playoff run, but Avery Bradley is mixing adding a unpredictable injury to the mix.

The Celtics coach knew he erred when he left Brandon Bass on the bench for nearly the entire fourth quarter of Game 4 against the 76ers Friday night, a Boston loss. Bass had been erratic offensively in the Eastern Conference semifinals,

BOSTON (AP) — They started as a Big Three and grew to a Big Four when Rajon Rondo earned the right to be mentioned along with the other Boston Celtics All-Stars. At no point, however, did Brandon Bass merit marquee billing in his first season in

The Celtics coach knew he erred when he left Brandon Bass on the bench for nearly the entire fourth quarter of Game 4 against the 76ers Friday night, a Boston loss. Bass had been erratic offensively in the Eastern Conference semifinals,

Boston 101, Philadelphia 85: Brandon Bass scored 27 points for the host Celtics pulled away from the Sixers and took a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Kevin Garnett added 20 points, and Rajon Rondo had 13 points and 14 assists

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Kobe Bryant talks of 'tough shots' in Lakers' loss to Thunder

May 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment

LOS ANGELES — With their Game 2 collapse still fresh in their minds, the Los Angeles Lakers avoided a sequel with the only game plan they're confident will work against the younger, faster Oklahoma City Thunder. They got

With the shutdown of many downtown streets for the bike race, fans were also urged to take public transportation. On Saturday the LA Lakers hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Clippers took on the San Antonio Spurs in rare back-to-back NBA playoff

LOS ANGELES — Kevin Durant stood above the 3-point line and watched the shot clock dwindle in the final seconds of Game 4. When Metta World Peace backed up slightly on defense, Durant hesitated only an instant before

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is forced to pass after driving the baseline against the Thunder in Game 4 on Saturday night at Staples Center. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times / May 19, 2012) By Mark Medina For the second consecutive game the Lakers'

LOS ANGELES — With their Game 2 collapse still fresh in their minds, the Los Angeles Lakers avoided a sequel with the only game plan they're confident will work against the younger, faster Oklahoma City Thunder. They got

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Lakers win it at the line; 76ers stun Celtics to even series

May 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment

LOS ANGELES — After two straight exhausting playoff games that went down to the last gasp, Kobe Bryant knows the Los Angeles Lakers can't hope to keep up with the younger, faster Oklahoma City Thunder. They're better off slowing down the game — or

By Jack Carey, USA TODAY The obituaries for the Los Angeles Lakers can be put away, at least for now. The Lakers are alive in their Western Conference semifinal series with the Oklahoma City Thunder after a jaw-dropping free-throw performance Friday

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace, top, wrestles for the ball with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook during the first half in Game 3 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference semifinal,

On Saturday the Lakers host the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Clippers take on the San Antonio Spurs in back-to-back NBA playoff games at Staples. Then on Sunday the real traffic trouble comes as the NHL's Kings will host the Phoenix Coyotes on the

By Mark Medina After the Lakers' 77-75 Game 2 loss Wednesday to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kobe Bryant appeared frustrated over not taking the final shot. After Thursday's practice, Bryant instead praised Metta World Peace for passing to an open Steve

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Lakers Sequel: It Just Got Worse

May 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The smartest fans anywhere are talking hoops in our Lakers Thunder Game Two thread. Please join!

Lakers and Clippers will mix with Kings and Coyotes, while 120000 screaming fans descend, in waves, on Staples Center, the city's gleaming downtown arena. Starting Thursday night, the building will host six playoff games in four days: two by the NHL's

Lakers stumble into a 0-2 hole against the Thunder. Now they have to figure out how to climb back out.

Contributor Network – 10 minutes ago It's been years now since the Los Angeles Lakers made a choice to keep Kobe Bryant and let Shaquille O'Neal go to Miami. The Hollywood drama has seeped out of the Lakers locker room since that trade.

By The Associated Press SUE OGROCKI / AP Thunder forward Serge Ibaka, left, blocks a shot by Lakers center Andrew Bynum during the second quarter. No comments have been posted to this article. OKLAHOMA CITY — Even down late, the Oklahoma City Thunder

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Oklahoma City stealing Lakers' thunder as West's top team

May 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The Oklahoma City Thunder stomped the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1, 119-90. While it's always fun for some of us to see Kobe Bryant and his purple and gold crew get beat, the game itself wasn't all that compelling for

For the Lakers and Devils, have we watched the beginning of the end? Is panic in order? Or were Monday night's losses just a stumble in what will be arduous journeys longer than a Kardashian marriage? With the Lakers at least, it's tempting to proclaim

That especially holds true for the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers, who need to win another championship now before that window slams shut. Either the Lakers or the Spurs have won the Western Conference Championship in 11 of the past 13

By Erik Matuszewski on May 15, 2012 The Oklahoma City Thunder showed no ill effects from an eight-day postseason layoff, routing the Los Angeles Lakers 119-90 in the opening game of their National Basketball Association second-round series.

By Harrison Mooney By Harrison Mooney | Puck Daddy – 20 hours ago Since it opened in October of 1999, the Staples Center in Los Angeles has had a good problem: It's home to three teams — basketball's Lakers and Clippers, and hockey's Kings — but only

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Gov. Jerry Brown's plea to California voters: 'Please increase taxes temporarily'

May 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Jerry Brown apparently has his own plans for a $410-million all-cash slice of a national mortgage settlement: Plug some of the holes of California's massive deficit. The state attorney general's office told The Times last Friday it hoped to use about

Jerry Brown declared it a “time to honestly assess our financial condition and make the tough choices.” Plainly the choices weren't tough enough: Mr. Brown has just announced that he faces a state budget deficit of $16

Jerry Brown on Monday released a $91 billion budget proposal that sharply cuts health and welfare spending, reduces state payrolls by 5 percent and freezes construction of new courthouses. Brown's revised budget reflects a steadily worsening fiscal

Jerry Brown called on state lawmakers to embrace austere cuts and urged voters to approve tax hikes in outlining a revised budget Monday.More >> California Gov. Jerry Brown called on state lawmakers to embrace austere cuts and urged voters to approve

Jerry Brown on Monday released a $91 billion budget proposal that sharply cuts health and welfare spending, reduces state payrolls by 5 percent and freezes construction of new courthouses. Brown's revised budget reflects a steadily worsening fiscal

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After 7-Game Struggle, Lakers Face Tougher Test

May 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Though they are usually a very low-key couple, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel had a little fun at a Lakers game in Los Angeles Saturday night. The engaged couple, rumored to be planning a summer wedding, didn't hold

She's no longer married to an NBA player — and her brother-in-law is already eliminated from the NBA playoffs — but Kim Kardashian hit up…

Though they are usually a very low-key couple, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel had a little fun at a Lakers game in Los Angeles Saturday night. The engaged couple, rumored to be planning a summer wedding, didn't hold back when it was their turn on

LOS ANGELES — Pau Gasol was consumed by determination, holding off Kenneth Faried with one arm and relentlessly tipping the ball at the hoop with the other in the fourth quarter of Game 7. One, two, three, four – five!

The Los Angeles Lakers' championship banners offer impressive reminders. Chris Paul was nearly traded to the Lakers before the season. Now he has the Clippers in the second round of the playoffs for just the second time in franchise history.

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Lakers, Led by Metta World Peace and Pau Gasol, Defeat Nuggets

May 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Though they are usually a very low-key couple, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel had a little fun at a Lakers game in Los Angeles Saturday night. The engaged couple, rumored to be planning a summer wedding, didn't hold back when it was their turn on

Though they are usually a very low-key couple, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel had a little fun at a Lakers game in Los Angeles Saturday night. The engaged couple, rumored to be planning a summer wedding, didn't hold back when it was their turn on

LOS ANGELES — Pau Gasol was consumed by determination, holding off Kenneth Faried with one arm and relentlessly tipping the ball at the hoop with the other in the fourth quarter of Game 7. One, two, three, four – five!

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — The Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver 96-87 on Saturday to edge their first round series 4-3 and reach the Western Conference semi-finals where they will face Oklahoma City Thunder. Pau Gasol finished with 23 points and 17 rebounds

Or so it seems: Touchy-feely couple Kanye and Kim Kardashian sat courtside at the LA Lakers game at the Staples Center on Saturday, where they couldn't keep their paws off of each other. With good reason, apparently — as a source told Us Weekly

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